Quote by Tahereh Mafi

“Two similar words might lead to two similar ideas. They might also lead to the basement, which I recently converted into a dungeon/torture chamber.”

— Jarod Kintz

“So, so we have to beat it out of you or are you going to confess willingly, 'cause you know I'm into the whole…

— Quinn Loftis

“My sanity felt like it was hanging over a pit, dangling on a frayed string that I knew was going to break - it…

— Sara Secora

“I have worked too damn hard encasing that beating life force into a steel box.”

— A. Rosa

“I feel like crying. There's something so sad about broken concrete.”

— Scarlett Thomas

“It was like a dam breaking, its walls giving way all at once under the crushing weight of his emotions.”

— Terry Brooks

“It seems like the more my body healed, the more fractured my mind became, and there aren't enough wires and screws to fix he…

— Katja Millay

“No-one ever built themselves up by tearing down another.”

— Brian Randleas

“Considering what I’ve been through, it’s a miracle that I’ve been able to hold it together. I’m just trying to find my way… Some…

— Malcolm Shabazz

“While trauma keeps us dumbfounded, the path out of it is paved with words, carefully assembled, piece by piece, until the whole story can…

— Bessel A. van der Kolk

“I no longer need the body fortress I built. I need to tear down some of the walls, and I need to tear down…

— Roxane Gay

“I'm broken, but I have to learn how to live. I feel stuck together with scotch tape, like after any breath everything could come…

— Anna White